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NewJeffCT

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18. Ruth Ben-Ghiat nails the reasoning, I think

Reply to bobGandolf (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 10:53 AM

Nov 2019

She's an NYU professor and a leading expert on authoritarianism

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Authoritarian leaders love to issue pardons and amnesties (Mussolini 1925, Pinochet 1978, Trump 2017-) because it ties pardoned people to them, frees up more criminals to serve them, and sends the message that lawlessness is valued.

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Why is Trump meddling with the jailed Special Forces? [View all] bobGandolf Nov 2019 OP

Oliver North and the NRA? Deb Nov 2019 #1

Must be one of 2naSalit Nov 2019 #2

Everything he does is quid pro quo. Claritie Pixie Nov 2019 #3

Nice to know.. bobGandolf Nov 2019 #11

... favor of (dirty, criminal) soldiers who might lash out on his behalf. NightWatcher Nov 2019 #4

why? He sees this a way to poke democrats/liberals and it did BUT the sideeffect is pissing the beachbumbob Nov 2019 #5

Pay attention to the dates JHB Nov 2019 #6

He is married to one of my former students. Freedomofspeech Nov 2019 #7

On MJ this morning they said that the Navy is proceeding Ilsa Nov 2019 #8

I thought.. bobGandolf Nov 2019 #12

He's meddling with the UCMJ and undermining military law... cynatnite Nov 2019 #9

He's always playing to his Deplorables, in this case their Rambo fantasies UTUSN Nov 2019 #10

Trump has to feed the jingoists in his base every once in while-He might need them for his civil war NCLefty Nov 2019 #13

Just the sort of thing bush/cheney would have done pecosbob Nov 2019 #14

He identifies with the special operations troops. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2019 #15

Bah, haha... bobGandolf Nov 2019 #16

Because of Fox News and Guilliani, of course. Seriously. GoCubsGo Nov 2019 #17

Ruth Ben-Ghiat nails the reasoning, I think NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #18

TrumPutin already knows these criminals will do anything. Now he owns them. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #19